Report says $621 million a year needed to bring nursing homes up to basic standards

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September 7 2020 - 9:00am
Despite a substanial boost to aged care funding, a new report says much more is needed.
Despite a substanial boost to aged care funding, a new report says much more is needed.

AS the federal government announces an extra $563.4 million to support aged care providers, researchers say it will cost more than half a billion dollars a year to have nursing homes achieve even basic quality standards.

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805

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